White Tiger (mythology)


The White Tiger, is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. It is sometimes called the White Tiger of the West. It represents the west in terms of direction and the autumn season.
It is known as Byakko in Japanese, Baekho in Korean, and Bạch Hổ in Vietnamese.

Seven Mansions

As with the other three Symbols, there are seven astrological "Mansions" within the White Tiger. The names and determinative stars are:
Mansion no.Name TranslationDeterminative star
15LegsEta Andromedae
16BondBeta Arietis
17Stomach35 Arietis
18Hairy HeadAlcyone
19NetAin
20Turtle BeakMeissa
21Three StarsAlnitak